I am in full production of willow hearts !
I grow willow in West Somerset without herbicide or pesticide, I cut the wands in the winter and make these unique heart sculptures by hand from the green willow.
Traditional English crafts and materials. Not from China or Eastern Europe.
Each heart is different, the colours, the size and the pattern is never the same twice.
Looking for a wedding present, or any present ?
Hearts are both beautiful and useful.
Hang it in the hall and keep your rain hat, dog lead, and letter to post in it.
Have it in the kitchen with your postcards and taxi numbers slipped into the willows so you can always find them.
Looks great above the mantlepiece in the living room.
Goes with any decor, country, antique or modern, shabby chic, natural.
Suitable for indoor use, if used outdoors it will slowly decay over a few years.
Hearts are sent by parcelforce and cost around £12 for a two day delivery on the small and £15 medium, the large will have to be sent by courier. You can always collect them from SW2 2UB, Brixton Hill, South London.
Size of the hearts are Small at approx 30" at £38, Medium at approx 36" at £48 and large at approx 55" at £68.
In the pictures are a medium and a large.
WHY WILL MY PICTURES NOT UPLOAD !
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shelovett/sets/72157629724692104/
Friday, 1 February 2013
Thursday, 24 January 2013
Well, latest from Naughty Magpies,
I was down at the field to see to the willows, one nice day, the rest weather, got chilblains.
Very wet.
I went to wassailing for the first time and met some amazing people. The couple in matching camoflage anoracks and shotguns, along with another six guns, they fired volley after volley to ask for good apples in 2013, crack, crack, crackety bang, we put soggy toast in a tree and slapped it awake in the dark, cold orchard. A toast to someone past, a volley, a toast to the spring a volley, a toast to the Green-man a double volley, a song about a boxer, and so on . . . .
Songs were sung until late at night, most of which I have never heard before, being from Yorkshire, not Somerset. Several barrels of delicious hot spiced cider were consumed during the proceedings.
I made some willow hearts with fresh willow.
It was a snowy ride back
Stonehenge in a blizzard.
7 hrs to do 180 miles,
The car looked amazing with two 1.75m hearts on the top, a giant bluebottle, will post a pic later.
I installed the hearts at an event at Jasper Conrans gastro-pub in W2, The Cow near Westbourne Grove.
I made the big flares that are burning each side of the door, what an entrance !
I sat with the flares for H&S and it was good to see people arriving to an exciting, sparkly destination.
Watch this space for more heart designs.
I was down at the field to see to the willows, one nice day, the rest weather, got chilblains.
Very wet.
I went to wassailing for the first time and met some amazing people. The couple in matching camoflage anoracks and shotguns, along with another six guns, they fired volley after volley to ask for good apples in 2013, crack, crack, crackety bang, we put soggy toast in a tree and slapped it awake in the dark, cold orchard. A toast to someone past, a volley, a toast to the spring a volley, a toast to the Green-man a double volley, a song about a boxer, and so on . . . .
Songs were sung until late at night, most of which I have never heard before, being from Yorkshire, not Somerset. Several barrels of delicious hot spiced cider were consumed during the proceedings.
I made some willow hearts with fresh willow.
It was a snowy ride back
7 hrs to do 180 miles,
The car looked amazing with two 1.75m hearts on the top, a giant bluebottle, will post a pic later.
I installed the hearts at an event at Jasper Conrans gastro-pub in W2, The Cow near Westbourne Grove.
I made the big flares that are burning each side of the door, what an entrance !
I sat with the flares for H&S and it was good to see people arriving to an exciting, sparkly destination.
Watch this space for more heart designs.
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